Lifting and access equipment on board must be load tested at regular intervals and after major repairs. Bodursan arranges these tests in Turkish ports and shipyards, supplying the water bags, certified test weights and load cells, the technicians and the surveyor’s attendance when one is required.
Tests follow the applicable rules for each item, including IMO Resolution MSC.402(96) for lifeboat and rescue boat launching appliances, MSC.1/Circ.1331 for accommodation ladders and gangways, and class requirements for cranes and lifting gear.
At a glance
- Lifeboat and rescue boat davits, winches and release gear
- Provision, hose-handling and engine-room cranes
- Accommodation ladders, gangways and pilot ladder winches
- Pad eyes, beams and loose lifting gear
- Water bags, certified weights and calibrated load cells
- Test reports and certificates for class and flag
Our Load Testing Services
1. Survival Craft Launching Appliances
- Davit and winch tests Static and dynamic load tests of davits and winches, including winch brake tests at the required overload.
- Five-yearly overhaul tests Load tests carried out after the five-yearly overhaul of launching appliances and on-load release gear.
2. Cranes and Lifting Gear
- Ship cranes Proof load tests of provision, hose-handling and service cranes after installation, repair or at renewal.
- Engine-room lifting gear Overhead cranes, chain blocks, beams and pad eyes tested and marked with their safe working load.
- Loose gear Shackles, slings and hooks inspected and tested, with certificates issued for each item.
3. Access Equipment
- Accommodation ladders and gangways Load tests and inspection of ladders, gangways, their winches and suspension arrangements.
- Pilot ladder winches Function and load checks of pilot ladder winch reels and securing points.
4. Test Equipment and Documentation
- Test media Water bags of different capacities, certified solid weights and calibrated load cells supplied to the vessel.
- Reporting Test reports with loads, durations and results, ready for the attending surveyor and the ship’s records.
Why Choose Bodursan for Load Testing?
- One call, one port stay Safety service is planned around the same port call, transit or dry dock that our agency team is already handling, so the vessel does not lose extra time alongside.
- Survey-driven planning We work back from your certificate due dates and the surveyor’s attendance, so the paperwork is ready when the inspector boards.
- 24/7 from Tuzla Our operations desk is minutes from the Tuzla shipyards and covers Istanbul, the Straits, Yalova, Izmit Bay and other Turkish ports around the clock.
- Clear reporting Every job closes with service reports, certificates and photos sent to the superintendent and the master.
Tell us which equipment is due and its safe working loads, and we will bring the right test media and plan the test around cargo operations.
